Water resource analysis of Minjur Block Thiruvallur district in Tamil Nadu using GIS and remotesensing

Abstract:

The study attempts to analyses the water resource availability and its condition in Minjur
block. It studies about the water level and its quality of the study area, and examine the
condition of water resource and its impact on local community. The region is facing problems
related to water level and quality due to industrial pollution, Water scarcity in part of the
district due to unfavorable hydro geological set up (Minjur Block). The area faces an alarming
situation related to ground water and its level of availability. The study attempts to explore
the need of water resources for agriculture and industrial of the region. The base map of
Minjur block prepared from survey of India Toposheet on 1:250,000 scale. Temporal variation
of water quality analysis will be using SPSS software. Rainfall data will be converted to
spatially for annual rainfall using GIS Tool. Satellite imagery has been used for land use
and land cover using remote sensing.